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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 709 films · Page 2.
Action Comedy, Satire On Media, action film, comedy film, parody film
Tropic Thunder, the memoir of handless Vietnam veteran John "Four Leaf" Tayback, is being made into a film on location in Vietnam. Except for supporting actor Kevin Sandusky, the cast — faded action hero star Tugg Speedman, overbearing fiv…
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LGBTQ-related film, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action thriller, dystopian film, political drama, political thriller film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, thriller film, vigilante film
In the near future, Britain is ruled by the Norsefire political party, a fascist and totalitarian regime led by High Chancellor Adam Sutler. The government controls the populace through propaganda and fear, imprisoning or executing those d…
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Aliens, Fantasy, Military Film, Political Satire, Satire On War, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, action film, dystopian film, military science fiction, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
In the future, Earth is governed by the United Citizen Federation, a stratocratic regime founded generations earlier by "veterans" after democracy and social scientists brought civilization to the brink of ruin. Citizenship is exclusively …
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Dark Comedy, Satire On War, black comedy film, comedy film, war film
United States Air Force Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper, the commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, orders his executive officer, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (an exchange officer from the Royal Air Force), to put the base on alert (cond…
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Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, Satire, black comedy film, comedy film, fantasy film, horror film
In 1978, aging and fading actress Madeline Ashton performs in a poorly received Broadway musical. She invites long-time friend and rival, meek aspiring writer Helen Sharp, backstage along with Helen's fiancé, plastic surgeon Ernest Menvill…
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Arranged Documentary, Dark Comedy, Fake Documentary, Road Movie, Splatstick, comedy film, mockumentary, parody film
At the behest of the Kazakh Ministry of Information, reporter Borat Sagdiyev leaves Kazakhstan to make a documentary about American society and culture. Leaving behind his wife Oksana, and accompanied by his producer Azamat Bagatov, and a …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Computeranimation, Romance Film, adventure film, adventure science fiction, children's film, comedy film, dystopian film, flashback film, post-apocalyptic film, romance film, romantic comedy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
In the year 2805, Earth is an inhospitable, garbage-strewn wasteland due to an ecocide caused by rampant consumerism, corporate greed, and environmental neglect. Humanity was evacuated to space by the megacorporation Buy n Large on giant s…
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Animation, Komödie, Romance Film, Satire On Media, buddy film, comedy film, crossover fiction, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, neo-noir
In 1947 Los Angeles, animated cartoon characters, or "toons", co-exist with humans. Private detective Eddie Valiant, once a staunch ally of the toons, has become a depressed alcoholic following his brother Teddy's murder by an unknown toon…
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Action, Gangster Film, Komödie, Road Movie, Splatter Film, Vampirfilm, Western film, action comedy film, action film, adventure film, comedy film, comedy horror film, crime film, crime thriller film, exploitation film, horror film, horror western, monster film, splatter film, thriller film, vampire film
At a Texas roadside liquor store, fugitive bank robber Seth Gecko and his deranged brother Richie kill the clerk and a Texas Ranger and destroy the building. Richie nurses a gunshot to his hand as they drive down the highway to a motel and…
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Parodie, Satire, Space Opera, Splatstick, adventure film, comedy film, parody film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
In a galaxy "very, very, very, very far away", the ruthless Spaceballs, led by President Skroob, have squandered their planet's atmosphere. Desperate for oxygen, Skroob hatches a plan to steal it from the neighboring planet Druidia by obta…
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Accident, Parodie, Satire, comedy film, disaster film, parody film, romantic comedy film, slapstick
Ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker is a traumatized war veteran turned taxi driver. Because of his pathological fear of flying and subsequent "drinking problem"—he splashes beverages anywhere but into his mouth—Ted has been unable to hold a resp…
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Dark Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, action thriller, adventure film, black comedy film, dystopian film, horror film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
"Nada" is a homeless man who comes to Los Angeles, California in pursuit of work, where he spots a preacher warning that "they" have recruited the rich and powerful to control humanity. He finds employment at a construction site and befrie…
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Christmas film, Komödie, Satire, comedy film, fantasy film
In 1985, 8-year-old John Bennett is a friendless only child living in Norwood, Massachusetts. On Christmas Day, he wishes for his new gift, a jumbo teddy bear named Ted, to come to life and become his friend. The wish coincides with a shoo…
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Dark Comedy, Satire, comedy film, drama film
Part 1: Carl & Yaya Carl, a model, attends an uncomfortable and demeaning casting call with other male models. Carl is dating Yaya, a fellow model and influencer, and resents her for expecting him to pay for meals even though she earns far…
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Historie, Political Satire, black comedy film, drama film, political satire, satirical film
On the night of 1 March 1953, Joseph Stalin demands the director of Radio Moscow provide a recording of a live recital of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 after the show has concluded. The director recalls the audience and orchestra and reco…
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Action, Crime, Cyberpunk, Satire, Super Hero, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, splatter film, superhero film, thriller film
In a near-future dystopia, Detroit is on the brink of social and financial collapse. Overwhelmed by crime and dwindling resources, the city grants the mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products (OCP) control of the Detroit Police Department. …
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Christmas film, Komödie, comedy film
Brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke own a commodities brokerage firm, Duke & Duke Commodity Brokers, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They witness an encounter between their managing director—the well-mannered and educated Louis Winthorpe II…
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Mysterie, Teen Horror Film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film
Two Windsor College seniors, Maureen Evans and Phil Stevens, attend a sneak preview of Stab, a film based on the events of the Woodsboro massacre. Briefly exiting the theater to use the restroom, Phil is killed by an individual donning a G…
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Komödie, Satire, Sci-Fi, action film, buddy cop film, buddy film, comedy film, science fiction film
In the mid-1950s, the Men in Black (MIB) organization was founded. After secretly making first contact with extraterrestrials in 1961, the small, albeit underfunded government agency becomes fully independent and secret. The MIB designates…
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Action, Action Comedy, Buddy Cop, Komödie, Police Film, action film, buddy film, comedy film, crime film, parody film
Nicholas Angel, a recently promoted Metropolitan Police Sergeant, is reassigned to the rural town of Sandford, Gloucestershire for being too exceptional, despite his desire to continue in London. On his first night in town, Angel arrests D…
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Action, Parodie, Political Satire, Political Thriller, Romantic Comedy, action film, comedy film, romantic comedy film, spy film, thriller film
Harry Tasker, to the knowledge of his wife Helen and his daughter Dana, is a mild-mannered computer hardware salesman often away on business trips. In reality he works for Omega Sector, a top-secret U.S. counterterrorism agency.
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Coming Of Age, Crime, Destiny, Melodrama, Psychodrama, comedy drama, drama film, romance film
Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged European professor of French literature, arrives in Ramsdale, New Hampshire, searching for summer accommodation before his professorship begins at Beardsley College, Ohio. Charlotte Haze, a sexually frustrate…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Satire, Satire On War, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film
In the early 1980s, Ukrainian-American restaurant employee Yuri Orlov, whose family assumed Jewish identities to emigrate from the Soviet Union, witnesses a gunfight amongst the Russian mafia in his neighborhood of Brighton Beach. The inci…
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Marital Tragedy, Romance Film, Satire, Social Drama, Tragic Comedy Film, crime film, drama film, independent film, romance film
Sarah Pierce lives with her husband Richard and daughter Lucy in suburban Boston. Their unhappy marriage falls apart when she discovers his addiction to Internet pornography. One day she meets Brad Adamson, a married law school graduate wh…
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